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Warner Bros. has announced that the third game in the F.E.A.R. saga is in production and planned for release this fall. Unlike the first two games, F.E.A.R. 3 will not be developed by Monolith Productions, but by Day 1 Studios, who ported the original F.E.A.R. to the Xbox 360 and PS3. The new game is being developed for those two consoles and for Windows.

"Day One is the studio behind MechAssault, MechAssault 2, and Fracture, so they've got all the mech and shooter experience one could hope for, but what about horror? Publisher Warner Bros. Interactive has that covered as well, with famed horror director John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing) and 30 Days of Night writer Steve Niles acting as consultants to enhance the game's scary bits. Alma returns for the third game, but her sons, Point Man and Paxton Fettel, are the stars, both featuring unique powers to help create what the developer is calling divergent co-op, where the characters' powers affect each player's game, and not just their own."

The official Strike Witches shooting game planned for the Xbox 360, Strike Witches – Shirogane no Tsubasa (Silver Wings), has finally been detailed, with plenty of 3D pantsu well in evidence.

Liar Game's Official Japanese website has posted a new movie trailer for Liar Game: The Final Stage. The two trailers can be watched by hovering the mouse over the video and selecting either 2 or 1.

According to the site, the film will open on March, 6th 2010.

[DEC 22 Edit] A third trailer has been put up in the movie section

Sources: Liar Game Official Website

There is something oddly mystifying about treasure hunting. To go out into the wilderness, slay some baddies, and loot a treasure chest with glee. Borderlands, by 2k Games, tries to emphasize just that. You are greeted to the world of the Borderlands by arriving to the planet of Pandora, which is basically a desert hell-hole full of psychopaths and monsters, but having plenty of treasure and a mysterious ancient alien Vault that must be looted. Honestly, what more do you need?

The beginning of the game is my main praising over anything else. You start off by choosing any one of a group of 4 linear characters; the Sniper, the Medic, the Tank, and the Girl. Yes there, must always be a girl, but I love this, it makes the game easy to understand unlike the pain-in-the-arse system that Fallout 3 gave me. In which I spawned into the middle of desert (ironically, just like this game) and was promptly murdered by an enemy some 10 times my own level because the game decided it would be so much more fun not to show me a clear objective. But, Borderlands; you start

Tears to Tiara first found its start on the PC as a Japanese eroge game back in 2005. Naturally, as with any artistic enterprise that bravely and boldly tries to portray the age-old struggle to seek out and acquire titillating sequences of pixelated nudity, one would think the creators undoubtedly chose to first focus their efforts on all the ancillary elements—gameplay, story, the creation of a believable world and characters—that would distinguish their work from their competitors. Imagine the surprise and betrayal then that players must have felt to discover that the game was really nothing more than a knockoff; a work which simply imitated the elements of other mainstream titles while copying common story tropes from anything that seemed even remotely relevant to fill in all the important parts between the videos of animated sex.

Shocking, I know. What sort of age do we live in where XXX titles don’t even have decent stories anymore?

Liar Game's official Japanese website has posted a teaser trailer for the film; Liar Game: The Final Stage. The theatrical adaptation of Shinobu Kaitani's Liar Game manga follows on after the events of the second season, which airs in Japan on November 10.

Kanzaki Nao played by Erika Toda (Death Note) finds herself unwillingly participating in a high stakes competition known as; The Liar Game. In her despair, she seeks the assistance of ex-convicted smuggler Akiyama Shinichi, played by Shota Matsuda (Hana Yori Dango, Love Shuffle). Together, they play through the Liar Game rounds in a bid to bring down the LGT Corporation behind it.

The second season of Liar Game will introduce a new character exclusive to the drama; Ryo Katsuragi played by actress Rinko Kikuchi. Katsuragi is a former classmate of Akiyama who has become the youngest psychology professor in history at a famous university. She is the only person Akiyama has ever lost to in a battle of wits.

The film will open on February 6, 2010. The Fuji TV On Demand service has already begun streaming a Liar Game Episode 0 spinoff series on October 27.

Source: Anime News Network

Upper Deck has licensed the rights to produce a Hello Kitty collectible card game with an expected retail release in March 2010. Three product releases are planned for next year, which will feature the trading card game, collectible miniatures and stickers based on Sanrio's Hello Kitty.

“We are so excited to be adding such a global icon to our product portfolio,” said Margeaux Sullivan, Upper Deck’s Hello Kitty brand manager. “Hello Kitty has been charming girls of all ages around the world for more than three decades and we look forward to helping her celebrate her 35th anniversary."

Source: Anime News Network, Playthings

Fuji TV has announced a spin-off series for the Liar Game drama based on Shinobu Kaitani's manga of the same name, will be available through the netwrok's online service; Fuji TV On Demand.

Liar Game: Episode 0, takes place seven years before the current timeline. The series will feature Mayuko Fukuda as protagonist Kanzaki Nao and Yuta Furukawa as Shinichi Akiyama, and will run for 12 episodes, each lasting under 2 minutes.

The pricing has been set at 105 yen per episode, though a complete package will be available for 735 yen. The spin-off will begin on October 27.

Source: Tokyograph

Psychological detective thriller; Liar Game by Shinobu Kaitani has been green lit for a second live action season and a theatrical film. Formally announced by Weekly Shonen Jump and Fuji TV, Erika Toda and Shota Matsuda will reprise their roles as protagonists Kanzaki Nao and Akiyama Shinichi, respectively.

The premiere date for Liar Game Season 2 and opening date for the theatrical release have yet to be announced however, Fuji TV has launched a mobile only website (http://mobile.fujitv.co.jp/i/sr/liargame), called Liar Game Project (LGP) that features the manga, drama and film. Those who register can receive more information and be able to participate in a "game" related to the story.

Resident Evil Four was leaked in Japan, within the app store for the iPhone before Capcom could pull it without explanation.

The above video shows how the interface works and how the graphics are different from previous versions on various other systems.

Personally I'm just not sure how this would play out on the iphone, the controls look like they're a little complex! lol.

In 2007 SystemSoft developed a military strategy game Moe Moe Niji Taisen to capitalize on the massive popularity of the moe girl archetype. (Overly Cute adorable female characters designed to trigger feelings of intense protection and affection for those that fall for them.)

The newest version of the game will be done by the same team known for the underrated (Criminally so) Dai Senryaku strategy game. It is being developed for the Xbox 360 and will be known as Moe Moe Niji Taisen Deluxe Plus and will feature characters from the various warring Axis/Allies factions in America, Russia, Great Britain, Japan, Italy and Germany.

Of course the more disturbing part is that the characters will be personfied as cute tanks and military weapons. Then again all depends on the person...

Source: Anime News.Biz

Valve released their downloadable content for the their hit Left 4 Dead on both XB360 and PC the other day... and HOT DAMN.

Here's an underrated game that anyone 17+ will be able to pick up.

Did you like Streets of Rage?
How about Resident Evil?
Ok, and how about Ninja Gaiden?

So you like swords, zombies... and beating through hordes of enemies.

Let's talk zombies.
I know this review is kind of late, but I've been playing the game so much and loving it, I just haven't had time for write the article. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

Hey, it's only been like a week and a half since it came out. Give me a break.

If you haven’t played Street Fighter IV yet, you have probably been living under a rock, with no kind of contact with the outside world, or you just don’t really care for fighting games.
However, no matter what your excuse is, you are reading this article now, so you need to click this link, watch the video, and then come back. Don’t worry, I’ll wait. Go ahead.
Street Fighter IV Opening

Anime and Manga themes and video games go hand in hand these days, and they have for the last two decades of the video gaming industry boom. That comes as no surprise seeing as how many of our games come from Japan, just like Anime and Manga do. So what does that mean for the current next generation of gaming? It means things like this...

The newest incarnation of Nintendo’s handheld, the DS launches on April 5th. This will be called the DSi and the system will have overhauled features. Two cameras are on this puppy—one on the back of the panel with the top screen, and the second pointing towards the user on the inside of the hinge. The GBA slot has been replaced with an SD card slot, making the device open to many other types of media and applications. It will play movie and certain music files as well (but not mp3 files), which can also be stored on the card. The DSi also boasts an Internet browser, presumably Opera, just like the Wii. I can only imagine that it will be easier to use, and less of a pain to navigate than the PSP’s browser, especially when it comes to field entry since we’ll have the touch screen to use like a thumb pad, or with the stylus pen if you prefer.

The DSi will be able to connect to the Wii Shop Channel / DSi Shop, which will allow people to download games directly to the machine, or the SD cards inside of it.
Not enough info

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